Peabody council approves 80-acre open space purchase
The City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to approve Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt Jr.’s proposed $7.2 million purchase of two parcels comprising roughly 80 acres of open space on Sherwood …
Peabody Leatherworkers Museum hosting grand reopening
The doors to the Peabody Leatherworkers Museum have been shut for more than three years, following a COVID-19-imposed closure in 2020 and its brief tenure as the home of the …
Peabody man arrested for Northshore Mall armed robbery
A 21-year-old resident of the city was arrested Monday afternoon in connection with an armed robbery at the Northshore Mall Kay’s Jewelers location earlier in the day, police said. Peabody …
Peabody fired up on Patriots’ Day
The city observed Patriots’ Day at a variety of events on a cool Monday morning, spanning five hours and seven locations across both the city and neighboring Danvers. Sponsored by …
Peabody schools react to ChatGPT
Imagine you are in high school and get assigned to write a paper about World War II. Usually, you would do research through scholarly books and papers, and compile what …
DA Tucker drops by citizens police academy
The Peabody Police Department’s Citizens Academy had a special guest drop in for its 15th session Wednesday evening — Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker, a longtime police officer, who …
Evans Flowers: a Peabody institution 148 years in
Evans Flowers sits tucked away on Warren Street, a relatively remote location that the shop’s owners admit doesn’t draw much traffic. Yet, the store is a Peabody institution, having operated …
A warm welcome to the new Welch
While renovations to the Welch School won’t be completed until November, officials — and students — were welcomed into the school to get a look at the completion of the …